Neo-Babylonian Larsa 12 (P249285)
Tablet excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USAMuseum Number
AUAM 73.2981Provenience
Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
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tablet
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1. _2(u) 4(asz) gur sze-bar_ sza2 {disz}da#-di#-ia#
en: 24 gur barley of Dadia,
2. _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}na-din ina _ugu_-hi
en: son of Nadin, is against
3. {disz}{d}ag-lugal-uri3 _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}{d}ag-kam2
en: Nabu-šar-uṣur son of Nabu-ereš;
4. ina {iti}gu4 _sze-bar_ ina _sag-du_-szu2
en: in Ayaru the barley in its capital amount
5. ina {iri}AB#-KA#-a-a
en: in the city ...
6. i-nam#-din
en: he shall repay.
reverse
1. [{lu2}mu]-kin#-nu {disz}ba-lat,-su
en: Witnesses: Balāssu,
2. _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}{d}gur-gal-kal
en: son of Amurru-udammiq;
3. {disz}{d}utu-numun-ba-sza2 _a_-szu2 sza2
en: Šamaš-zer-iqiša, son of
4. {disz}szu-zu-bu
en: Šuzubu;
5. u _{lu2}szid_ {disz}ki-{d}utu-tin _a_-szu2 sza2
en: and the scribe Itti-Šamaš-balāṭu, son of
6. {disz}la-ba-szi larsa{ki}
en: Labaši; Larsa,
7. {iti#}ab _u4 1(u) 9(disz)-kam2_
en: of Ṭebētu the 19th day,
8. _mu# 3(u)-kam2 {disz}{d}ag-nig2-du-uri3
en: the 30th year of Nebuchadnezzar,
9. _lugal_ babilax(|DIN.TIR|){ki}
en: king of Babylon.
obverse
1. _2(u) 4(asz) gur sze-bar_ sza2 {disz}da#-di#-ia#
en: 24 gur barley of Dadia,
2. _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}na-din ina _ugu_-hi
en: son of Nadin, is against
3. {disz}{d}ag-lugal-uri3 _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}{d}ag-kam2
en: Nabu-šar-uṣur son of Nabu-ereš;
4. ina {iti}gu4 _sze-bar_ ina _sag-du_-szu2
en: in Ayaru the barley in its capital amount
5. ina {iri}AB#-KA#-a-a
en: in the city ...
6. i-nam#-din
en: he shall repay.
reverse
1. [{lu2}mu]-kin#-nu {disz}ba-lat,-su
en: Witnesses: Balāssu,
2. _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}{d}gur-gal-kal
en: son of Amurru-udammiq;
3. {disz}{d}utu-numun-ba-sza2 _a_-szu2 sza2
en: Šamaš-zer-iqiša, son of
4. {disz}szu-zu-bu
en: Šuzubu;
5. u _{lu2}szid_ {disz}ki-{d}utu-tin _a_-szu2 sza2
en: and the scribe Itti-Šamaš-balāṭu, son of
6. {disz}la-ba-szi larsa{ki}
en: Labaši; Larsa,
7. {iti#}ab _u4 1(u) 9(disz)-kam2_
en: of Ṭebētu the 19th day,
8. _mu# 3(u)-kam2 {disz}{d}ag-nig2-du-uri3
en: the 30th year of Nebuchadnezzar,
9. _lugal_ babilax(|DIN.TIR|){ki}
en: king of Babylon.
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Language(s): Akkadian
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primary: Neo-Babylonian Larsa, 12
[Wright1994Larsa] Wright, Paul H. 1994. “The City of Larsa in the Neo-Babylonian and Achaemenid Periods: A Study of Urban and Intercity Relations in Antiquity.” Phdthesis.
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- Museum No.: AUAM 73.2981
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- Provenience: Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)
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- Period: Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Nebuchadnezzar2.30.10.19
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2025-11-25 at 08:53:53 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2024-04-20 at 19:15:04 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2012-11-03 at 10:19:40 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2004-11-05 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Veldhuis, Niek; Wright, Paul H. | CDLI | Approved |
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Cite this Artifacts
“Neo-Babylonian Larsa 12 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 25, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P249285.
Neo-Babylonian Larsa 12 artifact entry (No. P249285). (2025, November 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249285 (Original work published 2004)
Neo-Babylonian Larsa 12 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249285 (Accessed: January 30, 2026).
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